Lyrics
I came over the hill with a pile of daffodils
I arrived carrying daffodils to express my affection for you
So I could show you how much I love you
Reiteration of the intent to display love through the daffodils
I came over the hill with a pile of daffodils
Repeat of the action to emphasize the significance of the gesture
So I could show you how much I love you
Reiteration emphasizing the purpose of expressing love through flowers
Petals
Reference to the petals of the daffodils
They fall from where they grow
Describing the natural process of petals falling from flowers
But if you're patient
Implying that patience might allow for renewal or regrowth
Then they might grow again
Hopefulness about the possibility of regrowth or renewal given patience
Kissed you where your two lips meet
Describing a moment of intimacy by kissing
I was shook
Expressing being emotionally affected or startled
Have a look at the foolish me
Self-reflection on past actions, possibly feeling foolish
Try'na maneuver on these two left feet
Struggling to navigate a situation or relationship
I'm not a dancer but I dabble
Not an expert, but exploring or engaging in something casually
I'm a few steps deep
Being somewhat involved or invested in a situation
You've grown
Commenting on someone growing beyond expectation
You rose over my head
Metaphorically describing someone surpassing oneself
This jar of joy we opened
Referencing a joyful experience now coming to an end
Now I'm closing the lid
Metaphorical closure of a previously enjoyable phase
I wrote some songs and I did most of the composing in bed
Creating or composing amidst a personal space (bed) and emotional state
I was drunk in love and now I'm sober again
Transition from an intense emotional state (drunk in love) to sobriety
Or could I say I'm sobering up
Reflecting on sobering up and gaining clarity
It'll take a couple months until I know what is what
Expectation of needing time to understand emotions
Until these feeling that we had collected
Feelings collected but now covered in dust, implying neglect or abandonment
A whole lot of dust
Metaphorically indicating a separation between two individuals
There's you and there's me
Acknowledging individual identities rather than a collective 'us'
But no longer us
Wishing the other person well in coping with the separation
I hope you cope with it somehow
Expressing good wishes for future luck and success
I wish you good luck and good fortune in copious amounts
Continuing to express goodwill and fortune for the other person
And how could I deny that in a couple birthday's from now its
Anticipating the likelihood of still holding affection in the future
obvious that I'd still purchase a thousand
Emphasizing the intention to continue expressing love through flowers
Flowers
Reference to the symbolic meaning of flowers
They fall from where they grow
Similar to line 6, describing the falling of flower petals
But if you're patient
Encouraging patience for potential regrowth or renewal
Then they might grow again
Hopefulness about the possibility of regrowth given patience
Flowers
Reiteration of the falling nature of flowers
They fall from where they grow
Reiteration of patience leading to potential regrowth
But if you're patient
Repeat emphasis on the falling nature of flowers
Then they might grow again
Reiteration of hope tied to patience for regrowth
Therefore, therefore, therefore
Repetition emphasizing the preceding statements and actions
I came over the hill with a pile of daffodils
Reiteration of arriving with daffodils to express love
So I could show you how much I love you
Repetition reinforcing the intent of showing affection with flowers
I came over the hill with a pile of daffodils
Reiteration emphasizing the purpose of expressing love through flowers
So I could show you how much I love you
Final repetition emphasizing the intent to show affection
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